CAPTAIN COOK’S SECRET SEARCH FOR THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT: 1768–1771

The routes of Captain James Cook's voyages. The first voyage is shown in red , second voyage in green , and third voyage in blue . The r...

KING JOHN’S JEWELS

John, King of England from 1199–1216, is remembered today for many reasons, most of them unfavourable. To children he is best known as the a...

HAROUN AL-RASHID

While hidden powers sometimes rule in secret, acknowledged rulers sometimes choose to hide their power and go undercover. Known instances of...

SMALL WOODEN COLUMNS (THEBES-18TH & 20TH DYNASTY)

The 18th Dynasty tomb of Nebamun, redecorated and used by Imiseba during the reign of Ramesses IX, constituted a rich source for Prisse. The...

ANCIENT DALMATIA

Abraham Ortelius, in Parergon, Antwerp, 1595 Osher Collection, University of Southern Maine Shown here are the Roman provinces of Pannonia a...

CASTLES OF GLASS

For years archaeologists try to explain the mystery of vitrified fortresses, without convincing results so far. Many stones are sintered, b...

ANCIENT CRETE, CORSICA AND SARDINIA

Abraham Ortelius, in Perergon, Antwerp, 1595 Osher Collection, University of Southern Maine Three of the larger Mediterranean islands are de...